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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas or the tribal council of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas is authorized to employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of enforcing state law within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation.
(b) Within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation, a peace officer commissioned under this article:
(1) is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers;
(2) may, in accordance with Chapter 14, arrest without a warrant any person who violates a law of the state; and
(3) may enforce all traffic laws on streets and highways.
(c) Outside the boundaries of the tribe's reservation, a peace officer commissioned under this article is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers and may arrest any person who violates any law of the state if the peace officer:
(1) is summoned by another law enforcement agency to provide assistance; or
(2) is assisting another law enforcement agency.
(d) Any officer assigned to duty and commissioned under this article shall take and file the oath required of peace officers and shall execute and file a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $1,000, payable to the governor, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, conditioned that the officer will fairly, impartially, and faithfully perform the duties as may be required of the officer by law. The bond may be sued on from time to time in the name of the person injured until the whole amount is recovered.
(e) Any person commissioned under this article must:
(1) meet the minimum standards required of peace officers by the commission relating to competence, reliability, education, training, morality, and physical and mental health; and
(2) meet all standards for certification as a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
(f) A peace officer commissioned under this article is not entitled to state benefits normally provided by the state to a peace officer.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. 2.126. Peace officers commissioned by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/code-of-criminal-procedure/crim-ptx-crim-pro-art-2-126/
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